Born and raised in Houston, Texas, where music has always been an integral part of her family life. Although Janet's formal musical training was primarily in the classical field, she was fascinated with the stringed instruments, particularly those involved with folk and bluegrass music. In college she played the guitar and sang as a folk and blues musician in many of the Austin clubs, learning from such greats as Lightning Hopkins, Janis Joplin, and other well-known musicians, who played the same clubs. Today, Janet is primarily known as a bluegrass and five-string banjo specialist.

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Just finished the second of Steve Kaufman's online video classes. Great stuff!. It's not really like a workshop, but more like one on one with Steve. It's in real time and you can ask questions in real time but you can still have the video on file as a reference. Very enjoyable.